Vincent Cappadora
E521610
Vincent Cappadora is the central figure in Jacquelyn Mitchard’s novel "The Deep End of the Ocean," whose childhood abduction and eventual return profoundly disrupt and reshape his family’s life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Vincent Cappadora canonical | 4 |
| Ben Cappadora | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4626425 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vincent Cappadora Context triple: [The Deep End of the Ocean, mainCharacter, Vincent Cappadora]
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A.
Vincent Piazza
Vincent Piazza is an American actor best known for his role as gangster Lucky Luciano on the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire."
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B.
Vincent Schiavelli
Vincent Schiavelli was an American character actor known for his distinctive appearance and memorable supporting roles in films such as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Ghost," and numerous other movies and television shows.
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C.
Pat Cappadora
Pat Cappadora is the anguished mother at the center of Jacquelyn Mitchard’s novel "The Deep End of the Ocean," whose young son’s disappearance and unexpected reappearance years later shatter and reshape her family.
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D.
Dominick Pangallo
Dominick Pangallo is an American politician serving as the mayor of Salem, Massachusetts.
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E.
Vincent Mancini
Vincent Mancini is a key character in The Godfather Part III, the hot-headed yet shrewd illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone who rises to become Michael Corleone’s heir in the Corleone crime family.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vincent Cappadora Target entity description: Vincent Cappadora is the central figure in Jacquelyn Mitchard’s novel "The Deep End of the Ocean," whose childhood abduction and eventual return profoundly disrupt and reshape his family’s life.
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A.
Vincent Piazza
Vincent Piazza is an American actor best known for his role as gangster Lucky Luciano on the HBO series "Boardwalk Empire."
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B.
Vincent Schiavelli
Vincent Schiavelli was an American character actor known for his distinctive appearance and memorable supporting roles in films such as "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest," "Ghost," and numerous other movies and television shows.
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C.
Pat Cappadora
Pat Cappadora is the anguished mother at the center of Jacquelyn Mitchard’s novel "The Deep End of the Ocean," whose young son’s disappearance and unexpected reappearance years later shatter and reshape her family.
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D.
Dominick Pangallo
Dominick Pangallo is an American politician serving as the mayor of Salem, Massachusetts.
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E.
Vincent Mancini
Vincent Mancini is a key character in The Godfather Part III, the hot-headed yet shrewd illegitimate son of Sonny Corleone who rises to become Michael Corleone’s heir in the Corleone crime family.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
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literary character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Deep End of the Ocean ⓘ |
| appearsInGenre |
family drama
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psychological fiction ⓘ |
| associatedWithAdaptation | film adaptation of The Deep End of the Ocean ⓘ |
| centralCharacterOf | The Deep End of the Ocean ⓘ |
| characterArc | moves from traumatized child to more self-aware young adult ⓘ |
| createdBy | Jacquelyn Mitchard ⓘ |
| familyName | Cappadora ⓘ |
| genreOfWorkAppearedIn | novel ⓘ |
| hasFather | Pat Cappadora ⓘ |
| hasFictionalStatus | non-historical character ⓘ |
| hasMother | Beth Cappadora ⓘ |
| hasRoleInPlot | catalyst for family conflict and transformation ⓘ |
| hasSibling |
Ben Cappadora
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Beth Cappadora’s younger son ⓘ |
| hasThemeConnection |
family trauma
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forgiveness ⓘ guilt ⓘ identity ⓘ loss and recovery ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkAppearedIn | English ⓘ |
| medium | prose fiction ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | focus of the family’s emotional and psychological response to abduction ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableEvent |
experiences the abduction of his younger brother Ben in childhood
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struggles with guilt over his brother’s disappearance ⓘ |
| publicationContext | The Deep End of the Ocean was published in 1996 ⓘ |
| setIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Vincent Cappadora Description of subject: Vincent Cappadora is the central figure in Jacquelyn Mitchard’s novel "The Deep End of the Ocean," whose childhood abduction and eventual return profoundly disrupt and reshape his family’s life.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vincent Cappadora